Official New York Knicks vs. Portland Trailblazers Game Thread 12/2/08

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Official New York Knicks vs. Portland Trailblazers Game Thread 12/2/08

Brandon Roy and the Trailblazers17th in the NBA --->21.1 points, 5.1 assists

The Knicks are coming off an impressive 13 point win against the Golden State Warriors. It was a big team effort, and everyone was hot from all parts of the floor. The Knicks look to make it two in a row, as the take on the Portland Trailblazers.

The Trailblazers have been red hot. They are currently on a 4 game winning streak and have an 12-6 record, overall. They look to stay hot, as they take on the New York Knicks

Key Matchup:

Al Harrington

vs.

Lamarcus Aldridge

Al Harrington is coming off of a 36 point, 12 rebound performance.
Lamarcus Aldridge is one of the better power forwards in the Western Conference. It will be very interesting to see who comes out on top.

Player Spotlight

David Lee

Lee recorded a career-high 37 points and 21 rebounds against the Warriors,
on Saturday. Most of the damage was done inside, as Lee posted a lot of dunks and lay ups, off of missed shots. He also picked up some key rebounds which stopped the Warrior run, down the stretch.

This is gonna be a long, ugly game for us. Greg Oden is gonna dominate our small frontline, and Brandon Roy will score effortlessly against our bad defense. We're gonna have to double Oden, so Aldridge will probably have a good night too. I hope Cuttino Mobley can play, because we need someone who can defend Brandon Roy.

believe it or not, we need curry, who knows? maybe he'll work out and loose a lol weight and be an effective defensive and offensive force. he has the talent he just needs some motivation. and no im not a curry fan i hate him, im just being optimistic.

read in the paper today there questioning whether Mobley will ever play again with his heart conditions...

Cuttino Mobley has played with a heart condition for a long time, so i doubt he won't be able to play. The newspapers are just trying to build up a story. The only reason Mobley is taking so long to get cleared is because his heart condition keeps popping up, whenever he gets a new physical. He'll be on the Knicks within the next 2-3 weeks. If not, then the Knicks were stupid for trading Randolph, which I already think they are, but that's besides the point. ZBO Od'd on the Heat, the other day. He had 27 points, 13 rebounds, and 1 block, in a 1 point win. The Clippers are 1-1, since the trade. That's saying a lot, considering the Clippers are 3-13 on the season. lmao

Who's gonna guard Roy? This one's gonna be hauntingly reminiscent of the Pistons game. I dare say that there will be 7-8 out of 10 or 11 players in double figures for the Blazers. Once the bigs come in off the Blazers bench, guys like Outlaw are gonna have a field day against NY's tired legs.

Duhon vs Blake is a key match to me as well as Harrington vs Aldridge. Blake is a robotic point guard and rarely errors. Don't want him to have a freelance shooting or passing game at all. Look for Oden to have his first big game against a small front court.

We NEED to force a low assist/turnover ratio and force more individual play.

Q Rich has to have another decent rebounding game and so does Chandler who should be pulling in 7-8 rpg.